Posted on 12:30 pm, Friday, February 12, 2010. Tags: extension office, ken love, reader opinion, university of hawaii
(Reader Opinions Disclaimer: This column allows members of the community to share their opinions and views, which do not necessarily reflect those of Hawaii 24/7, its staff, sponsors or anyone other than the writer. Hawaii 24/7 reserves the right to refuse any column deemed to be misinformation, of an unethical nature, a personal attack, or […]
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Posted on 2:22 am, Thursday, October 1, 2009. Tags: hawaii international tropical fruit growers conference, hawaii tropical fruit growers association, htfg, ken love
MEDIA RELEASE A grocery store and four chefs were lauded for their promotion and creative use of local fruit at the 19th Annual Hawaii International Tropical Fruit Conference. The gathering, “A Taste of Hawaii,†was Sept. 18-20 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. Choice Mart supermarket at Kealakekua Ranch Center in Captain Cook received an award […]
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Posted on 11:29 pm, Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Tags: hawaii international tropical fruit conference, hawaii tropical fruit growers, ken love, richard johnson
MEDIA RELEASE The 19th Annual Hawaii International Tropical Fruit Conference, “A Taste of Hawaii,†is Sept. 18-20 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. Presented by the statewide Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers (HTFG), the event opens Friday at ‘Mealani A Taste of the Hawaiian Range’ and is geared for farmers, orchard managers and proponents of sustainable agriculture. […]
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Posted on 9:26 am, Thursday, April 2, 2009. Tags: avocado, big island, citrus, fruit, hawaii, ken love
Ken Love and www.Hawaiifruit.net have released two new posters featuring Big Island grown citrus and avocados. Each poster took over 2 years to complete.
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Posted on 7:41 am, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Tags: big island, farming, ken love, tropical fruit
A series of new video clips intended to help local growers produce high quality tropical fruit have been uploaded to the internet.
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Posted on 11:17 pm, Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Tags: choice mart, fruit, kealakekua ranch center, ken love, locally grown, produce
Choice Mart grocery store in Captain Cook’s Kealakekua Ranch Center is dedicating an aisle in the produce section to locally grown citrus and other fruit. Choice Mart’s well-known dedication to local growers took a step forward Monday, Feb. 2 when the store changed the produce section to feature locally grown citrus, rambutan and pineapple on the first […]
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Posted on 9:48 pm, Saturday, January 17, 2009. Tags: diana duff, johnathan deenik, ken love, kona outdoor circle, winter tropical gardening series
MEDIA RELEASEÂ Â Series cost is $125 members (membership – $35). Individual classes are $30 members / $45 non members. Scholarship is available, so request an application. To reserve space in the KOC Gardening Series, call the KOC office at 329-7286Â Winter Tropical Gardening Series Jan. 26-Feb. 21 Monday Night Classes – 6:30-9 p.m. at KOC […]
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Posted on 5:00 am, Monday, January 5, 2009. Tags: farming, ken love, loquat
The loquat is steeped in tradition and ancient Chinese mythology.
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Posted on 5:15 am, Monday, December 29, 2008. Tags: Agriculture, farming, figs, ken love
Ken Love / Special to Hawaii247.com Figs have been established in Hawaii since the mid-1800’s, yet only two the approximately one thousand varieties in the world have flourished. An ongoing project test more than 50 varieties at various elevations on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii determined that there are many other […]
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Posted on 5:15 am, Monday, December 22, 2008. Tags: Agriculture, citrus, farming, ken love
Variety is the spice of life especially when it comes to fruit.
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Posted on 7:37 am, Monday, December 1, 2008. Tags: avocado, farming, fruit, ken love
(Eds. Note: Farming with Love is a semi-regular column by Kona resident Ken Love who is a specialist in tropical fruit horticulture and market development. Love works on local sustainability issues for Hawaii farmers, value added product development and farmer-chef relations.) Harvest avocados at the right time! By Ken Love/Special to Hawaii247.com Each week when […]
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